tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605522.post578701683085169867..comments2024-03-25T00:16:30.019-07:00Comments on Becca and Brian's Grand Adventure: Feminist Guilt, Or Where is Mia Hamm When You Need Her?BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04484397878954402498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605522.post-6813822261768015312007-11-03T18:33:00.000-07:002007-11-03T18:33:00.000-07:00I sure miss the hey day of Women's Soccer in our c...I sure miss the hey day of Women's Soccer in our country. I have the same feelings towards post-MJ-Magic-Bird era in the NBA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605522.post-81657128693665902772007-11-02T08:46:00.000-07:002007-11-02T08:46:00.000-07:00I was not there, but from what I've heard from oth...I was not there, but from what I've heard from other Timbers fans who attended, they were strongly discouraged from starting chants and songs ("not tonight, fellas, this isn't a Timbers match" was what one security guard reportedly said to a familiar face when he tried starting a chant).<BR/><BR/>We (being some members of the Timbers Army) also go to Portland Pilots games on the bluff, where we can make as much joyful noise as we like (and have been told [by other fans, the student section, players' moms and the players themselves] that they love the atmosphere we help add).<BR/><BR/>USSF wants a very family friendly product (men's and women's), to the point that even their official fan group (Sam's Army) discourages anything approaching boisterousness (though to be fair I encountered plenty of rowdy US fans in Germany last year). Strange when a small Catholic university has a better game atmosphere than the national teams. <BR/><BR/>Apples and oranges, I guess. A few of us will be at the Pilots vs St Mary's game tonight. Might be a good way for you to get your footy fix while you wait for April to roll around...Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055329772454038875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605522.post-14710992445642141212007-11-01T12:59:00.000-07:002007-11-01T12:59:00.000-07:00Great insights and observations about that match. ...Great insights and observations about that match. I was there too, and enjoyed it, but yeah, the women's team has played better.<BR/> <BR/>The crappy turf at PGE Park has something to do with the play, I think. The team is used to playing on real grass. The concrete-like surface at PGE Park is tough on the knees and the ball bounces a lot more and higher than they're used to. <BR/><BR/>The Timbers are used to it, so are able to take advantage of it against other teams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com